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20 Gainsborough Avenue, AL1 4NL

Sold prices, property history and local context for 20 Gainsborough Avenue, St. Albans, AL1 4NL, from HM Land Registry and EPC records.

Last sold
£715,000
31 Mar 2010
Recorded sales
2
since 2001
Type
Detached house
Freehold
Floor area
243 m²
from its EPC
£ per m²
£2,942
at its last sold price
This home in brief

20 Gainsborough Avenue, in AL1, is a freehold detached house on Gainsborough Avenue. It last sold for £715,000 in 2010 — its 2nd recorded sale, up 77% on its first recorded sale of £405,000 in 2001. Its EPC records 243 m² of floor space — about £2,942 per square metre at that last price. For context, AL1's median over the last 8 years is £520,000 — this home's last sale was 38% higher.

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What might it be worth now?

An indicative range from carrying the 2010 sale forward at this home's own historical growth rate — not a formal valuation.

Indicative range
£1,568,000£2,614,000
as of 2026
Last sold
£715,000
2010
Its own growth
6.8%/yr
compounded across 2 recorded sales

Based on this home's own compounded sale-price growth (6.8% a year between its recorded sales), projected from its last sale. It can't see improvements, condition or anything specific to the property — the £5 report values it against individual comparable sales instead.

Sale history for 20 Gainsborough Avenue

Every transaction recorded by HM Land Registry for this address, newest first.

DatePriceChangeTypeTenureNew build
31 Mar 2010£715,000+77% (+6.8%/yr)Detached houseFreehold
3 Aug 2001£405,000Detached houseFreehold

Other homes at AL1 4NL

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Gainsborough Avenue.

AddressLast soldPriceSalesFloor area
2 Gainsborough Avenue2019£650,0001
4 Gainsborough Avenue1998£232,5001
8 Gainsborough Avenue2019£1,405,0001154 m²
14 Gainsborough Avenue2024£1,250,0003
18 Gainsborough Avenue2022£1,725,0002238 m²
18a Gainsborough Avenue2024£894,5002106 m²
18b Gainsborough Avenue2013£680,0001
26 Gainsborough Avenue2011£763,0001
28 Gainsborough Avenue2025£1,470,0001137 m²
30 Gainsborough Avenue2022£1,540,0002
Lichfield, 30a, Gainsborough Avenue2011£627,5001
32 Gainsborough Avenue2018£635,0001
34 Gainsborough Avenue2023£975,0002

The street and the area

Where 20 Gainsborough Avenue sits in its local market.

AL1 median
£520,000
last 8 years
Gainsborough Avenue sold prices & street profile →AL1 house prices & area guide →

20 Gainsborough Avenue: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC and VOA records.

When did 20 Gainsborough Avenue last sell, and for how much?

20 Gainsborough Avenue last sold for £715,000 on 31 Mar 2010, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 20 Gainsborough Avenue been sold?

HM Land Registry records 2 sales for 20 Gainsborough Avenue between 2001 and 2010. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 20 Gainsborough Avenue?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 243 m² of floor area.

What is 20 Gainsborough Avenue worth today?

Carrying its 2010 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 6.8% a year across 2 sales suggests roughly £1,568,000–£2,614,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. EPC data © Crown copyright. Council tax band from the Valuation Office Agency. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset. Figures describe recorded transactions and are not a valuation of this home; the indicative range is a district-level projection, not a survey or appraisal.